AI-First Coding: From Theory to Mastery
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AI-First Coding: From Theory to Mastery
You write code daily. You've tried Copilot, maybe Cursor. But you're still doing most of the work yourself — while others ship 3x faster with the same tools.
This isn't another "intro to AI tools" course. In 3 hours, you'll go from "I've tried AI coding" to "I shipped a full feature without writing a single line."
Theory that matters (45 min) — How LLMs actually work — tokenization, embeddings, inference — so you understand why your prompts fail and how to fix them. Built on Karpathy's foundations, compressed to what's actionable.
The AI-first workflow — Watch a real feature go from Linear ticket to merged PR. Subagents, plan mode, parallel terminals, code review — zero lines written by hand.
Claude Code mastery — Plan mode, subagents, plugins, custom commands, CLAUDE.md, context engineering. The full toolkit most devs don't know exists.
Live debugging & deployment — Not a polished demo. Real bugs, real errors, real fixes. How an AI-first developer actually works when things break.
Developers and tech leads who code daily and are tired of being the bottleneck. You know how to code — this teaches you how to stop doing it manually.
Not for you if you want a beginner programming course or ChatGPT prompt tips.
The mental models, workflows, and confidence to ship through agents. You won't master it in one sitting — but you'll know exactly how to work, debug, and iterate.
The ramp-up that turns "I've tried AI coding" into "how do you ship so fast?"
Director of AI Enablement at Mixtiles and founder of Squid Club and CandleKeep (getcandlekeep.com). Has spent the last 2 years going all-in on AI-first development — shipping production code daily with AI agents across TypeScript, Rust, React, and Python. CandleKeep is an AI-native content platform built entirely through agentic coding. Has delivered 40+ AI-first coding workshops to companies ranging from seed-stage startups to public enterprises. Previously Principal Gen AI Engineer. Builds in public and shares everything he learns.